kabraxcis

about to pick up this undrinkable cab, I had a case last time and being the non-differentiable drinker that I am, it tasted like every other cab to me. going to try decanting it for 2~3 hours this time

chipgreen

lamcjunk wrote:hi - yup...we've tried 3 bottles. And I just tried one that had been 'decanted' for over a week (yeah, well....), and we still can't drink it. I find it fascinating that some people love the stuff!

Maybe if you had handled the wine in the way(s) described here by those who did enjoy it, you would have too. I think you drank it too soon, without getting rid of the effervescence. Trying it again after being open for a week wasn't the solution either.

moondigger

I have been tempted to hit the big yellow button for the Mirage Fizzy Cab on three different occasions in the past, but just can't bring myself to do it. The reason why is this: It's TWELVE bottles. I'm already out of temperature-controlled storage, and trying (but failing) to stick to a SIWBM. The lack of chiller space is no big thing, right? Just stick it in the basement -- it's cheap and flawed already. Fine, but then what do I do with all the bottles if I don't like it?

It might be great, but I'll never know because I can't get just one or two bottles of it to try out.

moondigger

I've made that request (for various wines/offers) several times, and always came up empty. Apparently there aren't a lot of wine.wooters from my neck of the woods, or at least there aren't many that participate on these forums.

I did finally get a bite on the Zinfandel Port offer from last Monday, but it's somebody that lives a bit far away. We're going to meet roughly halfway.

Maybe the next time the Fizzy cab comes up, I'll be able to find somebody or a couple somebodies to split with. In the mean time, I have a lot of wine to drink just to get my situation under control. We're starting to get some hot days here, and I have more bottles than can fit in my temperature-controlled storage.

rjquillin

moondigger wrote:I've made that request (for various wines/offers) several times, and always came up empty. Apparently there aren't a lot of wine.wooters from my neck of the woods, or at least there aren't many that participate on these forums.

andreaserben

Opened another bottle of the Fizzy Cab last night... larger bottle variation. The cork was stained, some wine seeped through. Note this was a bottle I got when it was cold - so there should be no heat damage. Fizz is also more persistent than in other bottles I had.

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